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Reformation

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who invented the printing press?
a)
Alexander Graham Bell
b)
Johann Gutenberg
c)
Thomas Farnsworth
d)
Guglielmo Marconi
2.
Which of the following was the first printed/published book?
a)
Encyclopedia Britannica
b)
The Bible
c)
Webster's Dictionary
d)
The Epic of Gildamesh
3.

Which of the following was the MOST profound effect of the printing press?

a)

Books became cheaper

b)

News spread

c)

Increased literacy rates

d)

Books could be produced in mass

4.
What was Martin Luther's job?
a)
Pope
b)
Monk
c)
Writer
d)
Dentist
5.
What made Martin Luther mad?
a)
Individuals
b)
Indulgences
c)
You Tube
d)
Ingredients
6.
What did the Pope do to Martin Luther?
a)
exercise him
b)
extreme torture
c)
excommunicate him
d)
extra stars for him
7.
What was the name of the movement created by Martin Luther?
a)
Renaissance
b)
Reformation
c)
Return
d)
Middle Ages
8.
The "tickets to heaven" that the Catholic Church sold were known as
a)
indulgences
b)
salvation
c)
lottery
d)
95 theses
9.
What were the complaints Luther made against the Church called?
a)
95 Theses
b)
95 Topic Sentences
c)
59 Theses
d)
95 Wrongs
10.
How did Martin Luther believe that people could gain salvation?
a)
by having faith
b)
by going to church
c)
by keeping the sacraments
d)
by giving money to the Church
11.
What did Martin Luther believe?
a)
humans could be saved by their faith, not their deeds
b)
Latin should always be used in Catholic services
c)
the pope could never make a mistake
d)
selling indulgences was good because it brought wealth to the Church
12.

A heretic is (someone who commits heresy)

a)

Someone who challenges church doctrine

b)

Someone who works for the Inquisition.

c)

Someone who sells fish

d)

A protestor

13.
What category of Christianity developed as a result of Martin Luther?
a)
Martinism
b)
Catholicism
c)
Calvinism
d)
Protestantism
14.

Which sect of Protestant Christianity wanted a government led by God through religious leaders, a.k.a. a theocracy?

a)

Calvinism

b)

Lutheranism

c)

Catholicism

d)

Anglicanism

15.

This person started the reformation by nailing his 95 theses into his local churches door. He also translated the bible into German.

a)

Jan Hus

b)

John Wycliffe

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Leo X

16.

Which invention helped spread Martin Luther's ideas

a)

Roads

b)

Aquducts

c)

Printing Press

d)

Seismograph

17.

The reformation caused Christianity in Western Europe to split into which two types

a)

Catholic and Protestant

b)

Catholic and Orthodox

c)

Catholic and Coptic

d)

Orthodox and Coptic

18.

What is "predestination"?

a)

You have to give the church money

b)

Always be good; somethimes

c)

God has decided the future

d)

Mr. Williams is the ultimate king

19.
Which of the following helped explorers determine latitude from the position of the sun, moon, and stars?
a)
compass
b)
caravel
c)
astrolabe
20.
Fast ship that could sail with & against the wind, large cargo area, and shallow hull that could navigate shallow water
a)
navigation ship
b)
caravel
c)
astrolabe
d)
compass
21.
What did the Pope NOT give to Henry VIII that caused him to break away from the Roman Catholic Church?
a)
Gold
b)
Spices
c)
An Annulment
d)
A son
22.
Who established the Anglican Church in Great Britain?
a)
Louis XIV
b)
Elizabeth I
c)
Henry VIII
d)
Leo X
23.
What was the name of Henry VIII's first daughter who killed Protestants and re-established Catholicism as the religion in England?
a)
Mary
b)
Elizabeth
c)
Catherine
d)
Anne
24.

After the break with Rome, what/who made Henry VIII the head of the Anglican Church?

a)

His son

b)

The Archbishop

c)

The Act of Supremacy

d)

Peace of Augsburg

25.
Name of the Protestant Church in England
a)
Greek Orthodox Church
b)
Baptist Church
c)
Presbyterian Church
d)
Anglican Church
26.
A devout Catholic who detested Martin Luther and specially titled as “Defender of the Faith” by the Pope, __________ created the Anglican Church so he could divorce his wife.
a)
Henry VIII
b)
Charles V
c)
Leo X
d)
Edward VI
27.

Who wanted Martin Luther to recant his arguments against the Church at the Diet of Worms?

a)

local German

b)

princes Edward VI

c)

Charles V and the Pope

d)

Arab Muslims

28.

Where did the Diet of Worms take place?

a)

Rome

b)

England

c)

Venice

d)

Worms

29.

What resulted from the Peace of Augsburg in 1555?

a)

Martin Luther recanted his 95 Theses.

b)

The Catholic Church banned the sale of indulgences.

c)

Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Catholic Church.

d)

Each German prince could decide the religion for his lands.

30.

Which of the following was a factor leading to the Protestant Reformation?

a)

the belief that the Pope should support the Renaissance

b)

anger at the worldliness of the Church

c)

a desire to set up a theocracy in Wittenberg

d)

the hope that the Church would sell more indulgences

31.

John Calvin believed the world was divided into

a)

Catholics and Christians.

b)

Huguenots and Protestants.

c)

saints and sinners.

d)

Calvinists and Lutherans.

32.

Why wouldn’t the Pope annul Henry VIII’s marriage?

a)

He didn’t want to upset the balance of power in Europe.

b)

He didn’t like Anne Boleyn.

c)

He didn’t want to upset Charles V.

d)

He had a bad history with Henry VIII.

33.

Who commissioned an investigation of English monasteries and convents?

a)

Edward VI

b)

Henry VIII

c)

the Pope

d)

John Calvin

34.

What was listed as one of the offenses in the investigative reports on monasteries and convents in England?

a)

nuns were with child

b)

priors were selling indulgences

c)

the Pope interfered with with German princes

d)

the monasteries weren’t taxing their tenants enough

35.

Who controlled trade between Asia and Europe in the 1400s?

a)

the Spanish

b)

Moluccans

c)

Muslims

d)

none of these